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King Tut and the Great Pharaohs of Egypt-Field Trip Time (Virtual Tour of…
King Tut and the Great Pharaohs of Egypt-Field Trip Time
Questions
Giza is located just outside what Ancient City?
memphis
How many blocks were used building the pyramids?
2,300,000
How many years did it take to build them?
20
When did construction begin on the pyramids?
4,500
What is a Necropolis? Why are the Pyramids referred to that way?
This is cemetery in a large cities
List two purposes of the pyramids.
They were built to last a long time. They also held ancient monuments.
What materials were used in building the pyramids?
mainly limestone
Who is Howard Carter (Google)
He was a British archaeologist who discovered the intact tomb.
Virtual Tour of the Great Pyramid
The well shaft was left unfinished.
The well shaft was never intended to be a tomb.
The well shaft was made so that they could get into the pyramid after an earthquake.
The well shaft was dug after they finished the pyramid.
The passageway was made at a 26 degree angle.
They put people in the "bottomless pit" to pay for their sins.
The angle pointed at the "dragon star".
The passageway was known as the "bottomless pit".
They put "granite plugs" to stop people from going up into the "Grand Gallery".
The passageways goes down 100 feet.
Ramses 2
He led the Egyptian army.
He was known as the "great builder".
He became the Prince of Egypt at age 15.
Some people believe that he had almost 200 children during his lifetime.
He was named after his Grandfather.
Objectives
Darius I was a great ruler that united his country into a major empire.
Darius, great ruler, country, empire
Darius I was defeated at the Battle of Marathon by the Athenian Army.
Darius, defeated, battle, army
Darius I is an important figure in a biblical story.
Darius, important, figure, biblical story
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders.
Political, Egypt, wealthy farmers, leaders
The factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom on Egypt's conquest of distant lands.
growth, trade, New Kingdom, Egypt
Memphis was the capital of Egypt from 2950 BC to 2180 BC. Some historians estimate that, during its peak, Memphis was the largest city in the world.
Memphis, Egypt, peak, largest city
The Great Sphinx and Stonehenge are similar due to both being megaliths and it is one of the largest stone sculptures in the world.
The Great Sphinx, Stonehenge, megaliths, sculptures
The Great Sphinx guards the Great Pyramid and is a human head on a lion's body.
guards, Great Pyramid, human head, lion's body
King Tut's tomb is in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. This was where the Pharaohs and powerful nobles were buried for around 500 years during the history of Ancient Egypt.
King Tut, tomb, nobles , Ancient Egypt
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife such as King Tut's tomb actually having board games in it.
Egyptians, dead, tomb, board games
While King Tut is the most well known of the Pharaohs, Ramses II was the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt.
King Tut, Pharaohs, Ramses 2, Egypt